Events showing as Private – Invalid Event

  • I have just installed the plugin and am testing it out.

    I have created two categories, and then two different shortcodes that I placed on two different pages (one for each category).

    I created two events and added one to each of the categories but they do not show on the calendars.

    I originally set the categories to PRIVATE (LOGGED-IN USERS ONLY) but then re-saved them with the box unchecked (and I have verified it is still unchecked).

    On the Events admin page, both these events show as PRIVATE – INVALID EVENT and neither of them show on either calendar.

    Every new event I add says PRIVATE – INVALID EVENT as well.

    • This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by Jeff Sherk.
    • This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by Jeff Sherk.
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  • Plugin Author Joe Dolson

    (@joedolson)

    An invalid event is most commonly caused if you have a recurring event with an end date that happens after the start date. The end date represents when each instance of the event ends, and if you use the date that the entire series ends it’ll cause problems. Is it possible that’s the issue?

    Thread Starter Jeff Sherk

    (@jsherk)

    No that does not appear to be the problem. It says Optional and I left it blank.

    However if I do try to set it, with any date (same as start date or after start) and then I click Update, it says it Event was updates but the field is empty again. Same thing when I try to put a date in the REPEAT UNTIL field… it comes back empty after Update as well.

    If I change the Repition Pattern back to Does Not Reoccur, then the Event saves correctly and is no longer Invalid. But as soon I try to save any kind of Repetion Pattern, the Event will become Invalid again. Even when I try the Repeat Until Date today, tomorrow, next week, next year, it is always Invalid.

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by Jeff Sherk.
    Thread Starter Jeff Sherk

    (@jsherk)

    FOUND THE PROBLEM …

    For an event, when you choose a Repetition Pattern PERIOD of anything other than Does Not Recur, it requires you to also choose a REPEAT UNTIL date. I was manually typing the date into the field like 2023-12-31 but when I saved the event, it would show as Private Invalid Event, and when I went back to the edit the event, this REPEAT UNTIL field was empty (set back to YYYY-MM-DD).

    I solved the issue by using the DATE PICKER for the REPEAT UNTIL field, and then it recognized my date and when I saved the event it now appears in the calendar at the repeated interval.

    BUG REPORT:
    Manually typing the date in the REPEAT UNTIL field, and not using the date picker will cause Invalid Event and the manually typed date will not be saved.

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